Sonakavala, Sōnakāvaḷā, Sonakāvalā: 2 definitions
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Sonakavala means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysōnakāvaḷā (सोनकावळा).—m (Golden crow.) Crow-pheasant, the bird described and named under kukkuṭakumbhā. 2 About Ratnagiri this term is applied to the crow commonly called kṛṣṇakāvaḷā. 3 The term is understood by many as synonymous with pāṇḍharā kāva- ḷā, implying a fabulous bird, a crow for the credulous. sō0 śivalā The answer made by gossips to a child's inquiry respecting its mother's or a woman's impurity.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsōnakāvaḷā (सोनकावळा).—m Crowpheasant.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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Starts with: Conakavalai.
Full-text: Kukkudakumbha.
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